Philippe Senderos

[dekko]

I don't think MOTD is on iplayer yet. And as we were last it will be brief highlights so I doubt it will show the full-time reaction of players. Youtube will be a better bet for that i'd guess as someone in the crowd may have filmed it.

Nah, its there, they comment on it.

[Villan For Life]

I don't think MOTD is on iplayer yet. And as we were last it will be brief highlights so I doubt it will show the full-time reaction of players. Youtube will be a better bet for that i'd guess as someone in the crowd may have filmed it.

I watched it last night and they did show the reaction of Swiss Phil and Ron Vlaar at the final whistle. A great sight.

[supertom]

I don't think MOTD is on iplayer yet. And as we were last it will be brief highlights so I doubt it will show the full-time reaction of players. Youtube will be a better bet for that i'd guess as someone in the crowd may have filmed it.

I watched it last night and they did show the reaction of Swiss Phil and Ron Vlaar at the final whistle. A great sight.

It's great to see that sort of thing. Whatever Phil may have lacked in consistency over the years he makes up for in first pumping passion. He's no wallflower. Seems to get on well with Ron.
It doesn't surprise me at all that Senderos was given the nod over Okore either. We need experience and yesterday was a game that required a good deal of nous at the back. Okore will come good, but he's got some way to go. Senderos isn't the joke some make him out to be either. He's been there and done it.

[Ger Regan]

Okore was injured though.

[edgysatsuma89]

I wanted to give him a big manly hug as well

[supertom]

Okore was injured though.

I still suspect that Senderos will start as first choice (in a back 4). Okore was unfortunate last season in that his injury robbed him of a whole year of development. I think Lambo will do what was planned a year ago and ease him in. For me, Okore isn't greatly dominent in the air, but he's also a little dangerous on the ball. He can sometimes take liberties. I think for the time being Lambo will have Vlaar and Senderos together. Two big bastards who are no nonsense.
Okore will get his chance though, but I think we'll see him firstly appearing in games we play a back 3.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

I remember hearing a Pat Nevin interview just after we signed Okore saying that he would make David Luiz resemble an old fashioned English no-nonsense centre half - exciting times ahead!!!

I look forward to seeing him play regularly

[Rioch is King]

In Garth Crook's team of the week. Nice to see him doing well and getting some recognition.

[peter w]

I always thought he was left-footed and would see him  on the left of the two and Vlaar the right. Against Newcastle it was the other way round.

[PaulWinch again]

He's been excellent so far.

[Damo70]

He's been excellent so far.

Not only that, he and Vlaar look like a partnership. We haven't had that since the earlier period of Dunne and Collins.

[ozzjim]

Very interesting to read Lambert's comments on his organisational skills being a big reason for bringing him in.


He apparently had 2 clean sheets in his opening games for Fulham last season, so it could all change.

[Toronto Villa]

He's not going to be like this all season. I hope that there isn't disproportionate criticism of him when he dips below this form when he has a bad game. So far he's been very composed but that is as much him as a constituent of those around him. He's been a good signing and gives Okore a bit more time to recover and importantly keeps out Baker who is an accident waiting to happen.

[LeeB]

He's not going to be like this all season. I hope that there isn't disproportionate criticism of him when he dips below this form when he has a bad game. So far he's been very composed but that is as much him as a constituent of those around him. He's been a good signing and gives Okore a bit more time to recover and importantly keeps out Baker who is an accident waiting to happen.

He might be though, we're all judging him on his displays for Arsenal and Fulham, but Arsenal have a happy knack of making good defenders look shite by how open they are, and Fulham were shocking in general.

Now he's playing with a partner he can rely on and with a bit of protection in front of him, he might just produce his best form and fulfill his potential.

[Matt Collins]

Let's not get over excited. Senderos has always been able to look good 90% of the time and then make an absolute fuck up.